Descriptions: From Divines to Mortals, and Beasts, and Items, and Mobs, and Places!

Siam

Reviving the old character descriptions thread from the old forums, however, I included Divine, Beasts, Items, Mobs, and Places. The ability of people to weave words together fascinate me, so the purpose of this thread is to express ohhhs and ahhhs and ohmans.

Seeing @Lai's description reminded me of this thread, so....

She is a nimble shadowcaster faeling and emaciated, almost waifish in appearance. Around a metre in height, Lai bears dusky skin with white, waist-length hair. Her hands are delicate with long nails painted a faint mauve hue, and seem soft, the hands of a scholar more than a laborer. Dark eyes over a thin nose give Lai an almost severe appearance, as do her thin lips.

Pretty!

Lorina

Not to distract, but is there a way to look up people's descriptions anymore since they got rid of the old website? It has severely hindered my artisanal crap because I can't see the old people I want to draw

Moi

There is not.

Fania

Somebody fix it so we can see it again! Forget stuff that's important and actually relates to the game.... fix the new website so it works like the old one!

Adowen

Lorina said:

Not to distract, but is there a way to look up people's descriptions anymore since they got rid of the old website? It has severely hindered my artisanal crap because I can't see the old people I want to draw

To a degree it's possible. I also like sketching fantasy portraits based off inspiration from Lusternia descs. For this purpose I make heavy use of the Wayback Machine You can reach the old site that way. But any new people after Feb. 7, 2011, won't be on it. Typically it's also usually fine to ask people OOC for their description. Lots of them like being drawn If you want it to be a secret or surprise, you can ask others to look at them then give you their desc, which has a cool spy-ish IC flavor.

Majanishi

He is a sinuous illithoid dark reaper and has a luminescent purple twinge to his mottled skin. His deepset eyes reflect darkest stygian black, small flecks of purple peppering the pupil and iris. Tightened across his face and neck, the skin stretches with an unnatural elasticity. Hair is nowhere to be seen, but a deep black scar runs from over the top of his head, across his nose, and straight through his right eye, ending at the hinge of the jawbone. The scar tissue and flesh knotted, putrid, and disgusting. A failed smile shows blackened, crooked teeth and a slimy black tongue. His hands are crinkled with age, but stretched taut over his muscles and bones. Many small black scars cross back and forth on both of his arms and hands. He's well built for an illithoid, but not heroicly strong looking. His eyes constantly search for the secrets that are hidden in the shadows, rarely giving a second thought to those that are obviously around him.

Ragniliff

While going through some old stuff I have saved, I found something I thought I should share: the world message and death line for Estarra's zap, which is quite rare these days.



Trailing cosmic dust in its wake, a glittering high-heeled shoe flies end-over-end across the firmament.

Dropping down from above, Estarra's high-heeled shoe stops and floats in front of you. As the shoe hovers in the air, you see that half of it is as dark as the void, and the other half gleams with cosmic light. It suddenly darts behind you and kicks you squarely in the derriere. Before you can even scoff at the ridiculousness of it all, you burst into a billion pinpoints of light. Estarra's high-heeled shoe spins about as though laughing, then flies away.
You have been slain by Estarra.

Elanorwen

Hmmm... Elanorwen needs to borrow Estarra's heels for a few days. Guess a bit off-topic, but... be nice if I can find an artist to draw Elanorwen up. There might or might not be some credits involved in the process.

Kaalak

Looking for a description of Nariah when she was Warlady/City Leader of Magnagora.

Thul

Someone get a description for the Staff of Ascension, or whatever it's called? Was too stressed to sneak a look during the event.

Zyphora

Kaalak said:

Looking for a description of Nariah when she was Warlady/City Leader of Magnagora.

I don't know if this is the exact one when she was Warlady, but it's the one I could find; sorry if it's the wrong one!

Nariah's Description
She is a fiendish undead master viscanti demigoddess and a classical portrait of tainted pulchritude, looking no older than in her late thirties through the occult gifts of necromancy. She is rather tall and stands with well-disciplined posture, surveying the surroundings with blatant disinterest in disturbing stillness. Her skin is of a caliginous ashen colour, resembling a black pearl with its lustre, and devoid of any imperfections excluding delicate worry lines across her forehead. Her curvy body is well-proportioned for her height and with a hint of muscle. Slender fingers end in long, talon-like fingertips with arcane symbols carved onto them. An oval face with a suggestion of high cheekbones, a small, slightly hooked nose, and full carmine lips; is the canvas for the flawlessly shaped, piercing eyes. Devoid of pupils, the irises convey naught and mesmerise within a whirlpool of aurulent shades. Her hair is of a pale golden hue with highlights of platinum along their lush, wavy length. It has been parted directly in the middle and left loose to curl till mid-back with amber ribbons and carnelian charms woven into it to keep the tresses away from the face. The scent of fine necropolic wine mixed with ink trails her presence. She is wearing the Iron Key to the Infernal Machine.

I think the only thing that might be different since she stepped down from Warlady is the part that describes her hair and its decorations. If you're looking for clothes, I know she used to wear a resplendent gown of crepuscular chiffons. There aren't any statues of her about Magnagora (I can't currently check)?

Found the statue Lavinya mentioned below:

She is a fiendish archlich master viscanti demigoddess and a classical portrait 

of tainted pulchritude, looking no older than in her late thirties through the 

occult gifts of necromancy. She is rather tall and stands with well-disciplined 

posture, surveying the surroundings with blatant disinterest in disturbing 

stillness. Her skin is of a caliginous ashen colour, resembling a black pearl 

with its lustre, and devoid of any imperfections excluding delicate worry lines 

across her forehead. Her curvy body is well-proportioned for her height and with

a hint of muscle. Slender fingers end in long, talon-like fingertips with arcane

symbols carved onto them. An oval face with a suggestion of high cheekbones, a 

small, slightly hooked nose, and full carmine lips; is the canvas for the 

flawlessly shaped, piercing eyes. Devoid of pupils, the irises convey naught and

mesmerise within a whirlpool of aurulent shades. Her hair is of a pale golden 

hue with highlights of platinum along their lush, wavy length. It has been 

parted directly in the middle and left loose to curl till mid-back with amber 

ribbons and carnelian charms woven into it to keep the tresses away from the 

face. The scent of fine necropolic wine mixed with ink trails her presence. She 

is wearing a tarnished bracelet of golden tendrils, a fragile crystal watch of 

spectral luminescence, a twisting circlet of damnation, a baroque vermeil choker

aflame with evening tanzanites, august robes of incarnadine silk and effulgent 

pearl, lacy black slippers with wraparound ribbons, an exquisite coat of gold 

and silver trimmed ivory silk, and the Iron Key to the Infernal Machine.

Lavinya

There's a statue of her near the Cathedral, I'd check but I'm not in game.

Kio

Bringin' this thread back 'cause of recent tweets!  Here's mine:

He is a twisted wyrdenwood and towers over his surroundings. His great form has been twisted about itself, creating a chaotic warp of darkened wood. Curled, decayed bark peels away to reveal an underneath that has been ripped apart by the ravages of time and insects. Termites delicately chew away as maggots dance and slither across themselves. A set of knotted, creaking limbs jut from the middle of his trunk, the ends affixed with shriveled branches. These limbs seem to be acting as arms, though their movements are clumsy and faltering. High above his trunk grow dead branches devoid of life. They turn about themselves, clinging to each other as if letting go means mortal peril. Seeming to propel his form is a network of thick roots which fling about fetid soil and the occasional cluster of pulsing maggots. Halfway up his trunk are two massive hollows which seem to devour the light about them. A deep crimson glow emanates from these hollows, radiating from blood colored orbs which nestle themselves in these holes. Below these - what seem to be 'eyes,' - is a vertical tear with a wickedly jagged edge. It seems this is what one might consider a 'mouth.' When this great crevice opens to speak, countless red eyes gaze from the inside, a telling of the horrors which call this tree their own.

Eritheyl

Kio said:

grow dead branches devoid of life

This was the only part that really stuck out to me...are they growing, or are they dead! The rest is absolutely wonderful, and makes me want to try Wyrdenwood out. I especially liked the fact that he isn't just a tree with a creepy face, but it's described as sort of, -maybe- could be a face at a first glance. Very clever, very fun

And now mine, just because I feel it's proper after getting a little critiquey:

He is a fierce rapscallion dracnari scandalous demigod and rises to a height just shy of seven feet, his stance typically lax and somewhat slouched. Though clearly not built for raw strength, he bears the musculature of a practiced acrobat: wide shoulders, fairly toned arms and a tapering waist set above sinewy legs. The whole of his figure is swathed in scales of chaste, lusterless ivory, though bony ridges and dulled spines more blanched in hue line his forearms and frame his reptilian face. Similar to those of a ram, two bulky horns furrowed with rib-like channels curl alongside his head, tips alight with an sleek, gold lacquer. Similar ornamentation follows the length of his tail, the whip thin extension studded with metallic barbs and a smooth, oddly purple club at its tip. A dusting of saffron powder stretches across his eyes in a wide band, highlighting the preternatural white of his slit-pupiled irides and the epitomic dark of the surrounding sclera.

I told myself I would have normal eyes, but I had to edit a grammatical error earlier today...so why not!

Everiine

My descriptions always feel wooden:

He is a feathered trill and stands nearly seven feet in height. Though well-aged, he retains some of the benefits of a warrior's training such as strong, lithe limbs and fluid, if slower movement. Decades of battles have left their marks as scars marring and tearing his bronze skin. Two broad silver wings sprout from his back, the feathers of which are tipped in a smouldering blue. These same feathers grow down his forearms, and in a crest that frames his angular face. Long strings of beads and feathered charms are woven into that crest and clink together with every movement. Gleaming faintly like emeralds, his eyes sit on either side of a hawkish nose, giving him a wizened, bird-like appearance. He bears the following Serenguard honours: two parallel straight purple stripes and a rolling blue stripe around his left arm; a rolling green stripe, a jagged orange stripe, and two parallel black stripes on his right arm; the Mark of Nintoba on his chest, the Mark of the Eagle on his back; and the Mark of the Jaguar on his face.

Rancoura

Everiine said:

My descriptions always feel wooden:

He is a feathered trill and stands nearly seven feet in height. Though well-aged, he retains some of the benefits of a warrior's training such as strong, lithe limbs and fluid, if slower movement. Decades of battles have left their marks as scars marring and tearing his bronze skin. Two broad silver wings sprout from his back, the feathers of which are tipped in a smouldering blue. These same feathers grow down his forearms, and in a crest that frames his angular face. Long strings of beads and feathered charms are woven into that crest and clink together with every movement. Gleaming faintly like emeralds, his eyes sit on either side of a hawkish nose, giving him a wizened, bird-like appearance. He bears the following Serenguard honours: two parallel straight purple stripes and a rolling blue stripe around his left arm; a rolling green stripe, a jagged orange stripe, and two parallel black stripes on his right arm; the Mark of Nintoba on his chest, the Mark of the Eagle on his back; and the Mark of the Jaguar on his face.

FYI, you are one of my favourite trill ever. /featherpride

Also, does anyone have descriptions of runestones when they have actual runes inscribed on them?

Elanorwen

Runes do not have a description, they actually have ASCII art showing how the rune itself looks. Bit weird, but eh... considering AB RUNES <rune> doesn't have anything in it either....

Rivius

That's pretty cool flavour, though!

Laysus

I want to know if anyone has an actual description for Mother Moon herself.

Everiine

Is there a singular description for Spirit Moon? I've only ever heard her speak singularly, never seen a singular Moon Spirit. Part of her charm, I suppose.

Karlach

Does anyone have the description to hand should you lose Godhood status and get bumped back to Titan?

Azus

I'm not able to log in from here. Can someone grab Sotsepmet's statue desc from the street in front of Mag's kitchens?

Lavinya

NO STATUE FOR YOU /destory statue

Thul

Need some god descs. Any will do right now, but favorites would be Shikari, Fain, and Terentia.

Zvoltz

Xiel's site has a lot of divine descriptions:

https://sites.google.com/site/xieltalnara/Divine

Shaddus

If anyone has a sketch of Fain ingame, I'll pay credits for it. 

Aerotan

Should probably change this one, but I actually have a male and a female version of this description for when I genderbend.

He is a regal aslaran demigod and is covered from head to toe in a fine coat of fur. The majority of
it is a golden yellow intermittant with black spots and splotches the size of a sovereign each,
excepting his stomach and the front of his neck where the fur is a soft white shade. His face is
naturally clear of most spots, though he has black streaks like inky tear-stains where his muzzle
meets the face, below fiery orange eyes. Besides these natural markings he has several tattoos.
First, on his left cheek is a sun rising over a hill with a slit in the centre causing the disc to
form an eye. Next, across his throat is a bar of some scale with a leading bass clef that has been
dyed into the fur with black pigments and made permanent through some enchantment. Similarly, a
treble clef has been styled into the small of his back incorporating several of the surrounding
spots into the design. Finally, he's had his right hand permanently marked with the emblem of the
Czigany Wayfaire. His tail tends to be low and calm unless he actively thinks about it or is
irritated, when it bristles and twitches.

Eodh

a large, golden mare with a silvery tail

This mare has a large frame, with sleek muscles denoting speed and grace whenever she moves. She occasionally tosses her luxurious mane as she whinnies and snorts, and her brown eyes blink slowly, taking in the world. Her sleek coat is coloured golden, with a silvery tail sprouting proudly from her body. Blinking occasionally and swishing her tail, she has the forebearing look of a creature waiting for something interesting to happen.

Not very Gloomy, but she's pretty!

Karlach

For those who missed tonight's event, here's Yomoigu, the Pyresmith:

He is a radiant immortal and is a towering, solidly built figure whose ebon skin gleams like darkest obsidian. Two hollowed sockets serve as His eyes, flickering orange flames blazing within and illuminating the ground before Him. His mouth burns like a furnace, stray sparks occassionally escaping its confines to swirl about His body before quietly petering out. Molten gold veins run just below the skin and trace His thickly muscled form in esoteric, exceedingly intricate patterns that cover nearly the entirety of His body, errant flames arcing along their delicately etched lines. His left arm is conspicuously absent below the shoulder, the black skin surrounding the wound blistered and puckered. 

He is wearing:

 sturdy void-black trousers, sturdy boots of hide and meteoric iron and a pair of thick black obsidian gauntlets.

Daraius

Why's he wearing a pair of gauntlets with just one arm?  :-?

Karlach

Clearly his other arm is so macho from all that hammering, it fits both on one hand!